2 days ago · A police official monitors the movement of people at the control room after a stampede when Hindu devotees rushed to take a holy bath in the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers, on “Mauni Amavasya” or new moon day during the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.

2 days ago · At Least 30 Dead and Many More Hurt in Stampede at Huge Hindu Festival in India. People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where ...

A senior police officer said at least 30 people died as a crowd panicked at the Hindu Kumbh Mela mega-festival in the northern city of Prayagraj.

1 day ago · Wednesday was a sacred day in the six-week Hindu festival, and authorities expected a record 100 million devotees to engage in a ritual bath at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the ...

1 day ago · Hindu devotees gather at a holy site where a stampede occurred during the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, on Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

2 days ago · Stampede at Maha Kumbh festival A stampede occurred at the Maha Kumbh mela in India on Jan. 29 as millions gathered to take a holy dip. ... The Hindu festival is expected to draw some 400 million ...

1 day ago · Deadly stampede kills 30, injures dozens, at Maha Kumbh Hindu festival in northern India. Authorities had expected a record 100 million people to visit Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh, or "festival ...